Excitability at the motoneuron pool and motor cortex is specifically modulated in lengthening compared to isometric contractions

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2030-2040

  Gruber, M ^a,b,c   Linnamo, V ^a   Strojnik, V ^d   Rantalainen, T ^a,e   Avela, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^e LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; ELBOW; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949120183     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91104.2008     Document Type: Article

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